Australia's first female prime minister Julia Gillard speaks in Canberra
Post date: Jun 24, 2010 10:02:57 AM
Julia Gillard, first woman to lead Australia
Mr. Rudd has been replaced by Julia Gillard,
the first woman to lead the country.
The daughter of British migrants,
Ms. Gillard trained as a lawyer
before entering politics.
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PM Julia Gillard
Afghanistan
Analysts believe Ms. Gillard might push for an early withdrawal of Australia's 1,550 troops from Afghanistan, in an effort to address voter discontent about the war.